The Hangout Spot

Modern social media is just a cemetery of "WYD?" texts that never turn into plans. I built The Hangout Spot to fix that. It’s designed to facilitate real-life, spontaneous meetups without the endless group-chat fatigue or creepy contact-syncing. Whether it’s a last-minute taco run or an impromptu jam session, it’s about moving from "online" to "on-site" in seconds. Why it feels different (v0.11.0): - Spontaneity over Stalking: No infinite scrolling. The UI is laser-focused on who is free now and what’s happening now. - Privacy-First Magic Links: Ditch the passwords. Our new tokenized email login gets you into the action instantly without giving your data to a third-party gatekeeper. - The "Fucking Insane" Performance: I’m hosting the entire platform on a $15/mo VPS. While most startups are burning VC cash on bloated serverless stacks, I’ve tuned this Nginx/Postgres engine to handle thousands of concurrent users with sub-second response times. The Tech Stack: - Frontend: React/Vite - Backend: Node.js + Prisma - Auth: Custom Tokenized Magic Links (v0.11.0) - Infrastructure: Self-hosted on a modest VPS Stop texting "What are you doing?" and start actually hanging out.